Wings & Wetlands Weekend

Friday, April 29, Saturday, April 30, Sunday, May 01, 2011

Best Western Angus Inn Courtyard/
Cheyenne Bottoms/Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Great Bend, Kansas

Contact:
Cris Collier, Executive Director
Great Bend Convention & Visitors Bureau
P.O. Box 274, Great Bend, KS 67530
Phone: 620-792-2750
E-Mail: cvb@visitgreatbend.com
Web Site: www.visitgreatbend.com

Bird watchers discover something wonderful when Great Bend, Kansas, welcomes birders to two of the hottest birding sites in the world - Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. This three-day festival is dedicated to bird-watching and appreciation of the natural world.

From Friday, April 29, through Sunday, May 01, 2011, bird watchers will find exceptional birding and many chances for education, networking with other birders, and fun activities at the Best Western Courtyard in Great Bend. “Everyone will feel welcome at this festival,” says Loren Unruh, chairman of the board of the local convention and visitors bureau which organizes the festival. “Naturalists and bird watching experts make every guided trip an event. Both the most experienced and the newest birders will have a wonderful time.”

The weekend starts with a bird identification workshop, a late afternoon bird watching tour, registration, entertainment and refreshments. Opportunities to experience the incredible wetland complex continue throughout the weekends. Late afternoon and early morning guided tours have both drivers and guides on board to make the experience perfect for participants. Registration for the festival is required and preregistration is strongly recommended. Festival registration includes all transportation for birding tours, the services of experienced guides, reception & dessert on Friday evening, reception & buffet dinner on Saturday evening, buffet breakfast on Saturday & Sunday, afternoon break on Saturday, Guided Field Trips (including transportation), and all workshops.

To receive information and registration material for the Wings & Wetlands Weekend, contact the Great Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau at 620-792-2750 or e-mail cvb@visitgreatbend.com
An online registration form is available at www.visitgreatbend.com